Course Schedule
All three days of the course include:
- Breakfast, lunch, and light snacks
- Lectures and hands-on experiences
- Observations of SBRT simulation and treatment
Day One
- Physics of SBRT
- SBRT definitions and principles
- SBRT radiobiology and dose constraints
- SBRT dosimetry principles
- SBRT simulation
- SBRT treatment observation
- Specialty-based break-out groups
- Immobilization, setup, and motion management
- Treatment planning
- Therapist observation
- Physics discussion
Day Two
- Billing and documentation
- Tolerance of nervous system
- SBRT for prostate
- SBRT for kidney
- SBRT for spine
- Hands-on treatment planning
Day Three
- PULSAR™
- Hands-on treatment planning
- Therapist clinic observation
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Examine the rationale and basic biology for delivering ablative doses of radiation to demarcated tumors using stereotactic body radiation therapy and image-guided techniques through a didactic and hands-on approach.
- Describe mature clinical data on which treatment might be indicated on or off protocol.
- Present treatment delivery options for both large and small centers interested in starting a clinical SBRT program.
- Describe and perform simulations and observe SBRT treatments.
- Describe quality assurance and regulatory compliance requirements for carrying out a clinical SBRT program.